Telephone stand



June 24, 1930. D; w. OVAITT TELEPHONE STAND Filed Feb; 21, 1923 s Sheets-Sheet 1 June 24, 1930. b. w. OVAITT TELEPHONE STAND 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Feb. 21, 1923 W W M June 24, 1930. D. w. OVAITT 1,766,143

TELEPHONE STAND Filqad Feb. 21, 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Z111 neutoz Patented June '24, I v I. r It nnvin w; ovAITnfor FL 111T, -MICHIGN i 'rELErHonE- STA D 7 Application filed February 21, s ri l No. ear-0,519." I i The invention "relates; to telephone stands Wardly and downwardly from theirjunctions and has for one of its ob ects the provlslon of with the ears to the platform. The distance a stand for vdetachably supporting a telebetween the junctions of the ears and front phone and for adjustably supporting a teleend portions is suflicient to allow the tele- 5 phone directory; Anotherjobj'ect is the'pror phone to be readily removed by tilting the'55 visionof a stand having at its opposite sides forward edge ofits base upwardly to passthe ,l p a supportfor afwriting pad and asupport base throughthevs-pace, the median line of s fortlie telephone receiver, the latter support which" connects the junctions, but the dis- H also constituting an elbow rest. A further tance' between the forward ends of the front object isthe' provisionfof a binder carrying end portions is less than the diameter ofthe co the telephone directory and adapted to be base so that the latter cannot be laterally reswung outwardly froma normal'position t0 moved from the platform. The ears and i the rear of the support flat against the Wall t0 6 have secured to their under sides suitable" I a position edyanc'e'thereof Whe'rethe te1epads 5' and'fi respectively,"preferably offelt, 1 w

" phone directory'inaybe" readily examined. forprotecting'thefinish of thetelephone base. .65; I

With thesefandiother objectsiin view the, 9 is" an electriclight bulb mounted inthe' invention resides, in 'thefnoyel features of socket10 carried by the-'bent pipe 11. This I construction and combinations and arrangepipe is det'acha'blyfsecured against' th e' shoul ments of parts as 'n'oore fully hereinafterset derlQ formed uponithe laterally, extending f lug 12' at one side of the telephone'support by,

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Inthe drawings; v ineansof'the clamp "13 having transversely Figure lisa planviewlof atelephone stand extending lower ears 13? adapted toengage I it embodying my invention; =11 f the lowersideof the pipe. This clamp is de- F it Figure 2 is a frontelevation thereof; tachably secured'in clampingpo'sition bythev 2" Figure'3is a side" elevation thereof; 7 upwardly and outwardly extending-thumb 1 I igure L is a plan view of the telephone screw 14: {threaded in the 111g 12 and passing I support bracket; ff I through the clamp 1. By loosening the Figure 5 isfa' section 'therethrough; thumb f'screw the electric light'bu'lb may be m) Figure 6 is acrossfsectiononthe line 6 6 swung downwardly'for replacement if deofFigure 2:

I Figure? is abot toni detail yievy showing by the lower ears upon the clar' n'pr The sup- -fthe L-shaped slot" with the book supporting port has thedepending peripheralE-fiange 15 arm in both dotted and Tfull' line positions. whichterminates'sufiiciently belowitheplat ..1 iS' h supp rt i017 {thetelephone hailing form to'conceal the' 'e'liectric light bulb and 1 rearwardly and ,terininatenasufiicient dis able upwardly e tengoling notchper nitt-ing ,tance from each other'toperrnit oflthe' t ele ofinsertionjof the'pip'e in the lug-in anfup i phone cord being'inserted therebetweenlnto Ward direction. j Withthisfarrangement the r .f thej. epertur e formed 'intheplattorni. iThe bulhf socket endpipeas-wellas the electric '90 reargportions or. the"side'flangesare apep i coi'id may'be assembled to forma ght g Q r i tured for the passage of suitablejsecuring {which then'assembled inthetelephone means suchasscrewsffor fasteningthetele-"supportpfi:

phone Stand jQ i ,w@ 1 rhe's de flanges c' I The telephone. support has the bracket-1t i I have the "upwardly andinwardly extending which is secured to the centrally lo' catedtrans- 95 ears 5 a 6 espe tiv yntj hei pper edges verse 1 1g 17 ,dep'endin'g'frointhe platform-Y5 v for engaging oyerjthe basefof the telephone This :bracketextends downwardly and rear-,- v to.prevent.its,rernovalfinfan'upyiarddirection wyardly'to a point in substantially Vert cal and also have thefrontend portions? .and 8' alignment ZWith therearface of the securing sired; the pipe being. he'ldgfrom falling out'so the piatrarm 1 and-thefupwardly extending its" associated socketland pipe and thisperiph- L I 5 r s eefi ly,ha ingPe e s i F i f scr ns O the s flee 2 c e h i -omtf '7 at-its lower rear edgea securing portion aperi tured to receivesuitable securing means. such as a screw for fastening the bracket to aside all. 18iis a binder for the telephone direc- 1 :5 tory adjustably carried upon the telephone support, thisbinder'h'aving the arm l9 vvith *aspherical head at itsuppereDd hioh' engages in a spherical socket upon the bracket '16. This socket is formed by means of the i base plate 21 and cover plate' 22 having com jpleme'ntary *semi-spherical recesses. The base plate is fixedly secured tothe coverplate aby suitable means sucha's screWs andthe V the suppertand extends paralleltothe: side all. =H0Wever,' to move thebincleritoa positionlwhere the "telephone directory maybe i r ireadily inspected,;the'directoryiisstvung lat 1 "erall'yv and in the present instance to theright 7 lfromj its rearf'position fiat against the Wall,

i theiffor'iva'rdly away from' the all to a i 7 position inadv'ance of the telephone stand 7 o .andfrotated in a "clockwise direction through togthe sidewall. The binder is heldin this H adjusted position by means ofgthe springpresseddo'g Qzpivotedupon' the arm 19 and .iengageable in the not ch"- 25; formed in the iol lower face ofthehbottom-V of the .bmeket.

' Then itis desired to return the directory to r a position" belovvflthe telephone support, the

doglisl disengaged fromjits notch and th'ebinder arm -is Jelloed; to swing 'rearvvardly' V and'thjen. laterally; 1 I V V Thebinder '18 c'oinprisesthe two sideiplates plate 2 thef side plates having reinforcing 3 extending from theirlhinge'edges 7 7 These: beads present ,the shoulders- 29fvvhich ar'm normallyoccupies' apositionin the lat erally extendingend andthe binder is below anglebf :90" to extend 'at ri'ghtangles 26i hinkje'dly" connected to the curved back" 31 respectively for retainingfthe telephone tending aligned pinsupon the blocks and directory in place the pin 35 permanently eno gaging the block 31 andthepin Betslidablyout of engagement with the telephone'direc- 'serting another. These'pins are sufliciently tive blocks to permit ofinserting the tele-Y phone directory into the binder so that its" back will occupy the spaces formedbetween 19 is rigidly secured in the upper block 30.

' 36 is a support for the telephone receiver located at one side of thetelephone supportl and fixedly secured'thereto" as by means of engagingthe block 30 so that it, may be moved 1' tory to permit of removing the same and inj.

spaced froinithe projections of their respec f the pins and projections. Thefbinderlarm the screws '37 threadedly engagingythe of the telephonesupport. The receiver sup port has. the' cir c'ular reces s 38 in its, upper 'ceiv-cr.

used as an elboyvresh; L

-extend, the sideledge of 'thepad support 7 pt the /telephone support. 43 a' clamp at the upper end of the pad support for securing the Writingpad to its supportl The pad is longitudinallyslidablefinthe pad support I face 'tor'rec'eivingr the op engend of the .re- This receiverzsupport may alsofbe i 39 is a support for aivriting padfixedlyj 1 secured to the telephone support'l at the side opposite tothat occupied bythereceiver sup- N port by meansgoj thescrews 4'0. izThis' pad V support'has-the laterally extending-lower o flange est-through which the securing screws I below'its top and'has the screws-45' at its for- Ward end engageablesvvith thedepending lug tfiuponthe pad support for limiting the outward movement ofthe extension s11elf.-"-

For;facilitating the return of thetelep'hone;

cord to normal 7 position when telephone is being replaced upon-itssupportil have 7 provided the split weight 47 adaptedoto'em-Y V c race h nhon'e' e d, th s e g a ng f r SQQIilGi'llSjfiSiO-Whklh the"fiatresilientmemi- I her 49 is secured; 1 This resilient member-{is f. 1 split tope-rmitathe spreading apartjof the seg- 95 f'above the lower flange being formedwith a 's V concavityQ for closely-fitting theperiphery i 7' 100 support carriestheextens on shelf 44 WhlCll V c "mentsa sufiicient distancefto jpassi ove'n the f v telephone cord afte ljwhichith segmentsare fi e iclamped upon thecordl This. split eight iscf v secnred to i the telephone'cord'at a point such that upon removal of the telephone jfroin' its i are iadapted to. engage the back plate' upon swingingth'e 'side;platesfto open :PO SIl't lOII hO 7 hold theside plates Ewhen openediin.snb-.

stantial ellignrhenttfith their upper-andflow- V 55jeredgeshorizolntalif"3Ofand31are blocks reiv specitivelyat th'e'upperrand lowerdgsofthe ,tsupport and pulling upwardl j of :theQtele-i? 1 phone cord 'througzh the opening 4 of the supj- A -bac'k'plate 27; and having the projections 32 .a port platform; theisplit. weightjwillnotfinlL c and 733' respectively extending inwardly and i 1; suitablyffixedly secured to the. "back; piste, *tiQithese projectionshaving' a curvaturefcon forming-to that of-othe back plate. Thetelephone directory when in place mete" binder has it's back eXtendingadj acent 'tothe' projec tionsjand isisupported Iupon the ledge'3lfcof t e lovverblock; f and 35 inwardly ex te'rfere Wit-h-the upyvard move1nent olfthe V low the platform;

p rti s'e ar enspii ote ly nn i t sffl e arm Withsaid; member," said means 'jprevent 15A booksupportjcomprising I 7 1 statlonary supporting member; a b ook suping movement of the arm'in a direction along its length, said member being provided with an arm guide slot slidably engageable with,

said arm, said slot being constructed to positively guide the arm during a swinging movement thereof, first in one direction and then in a second direction substantially at right angles with that aforesaid to permitmovement of the book from a position ofnon-use I V sition convenient for use, the book in the lat to a position convenient for'use, thebook in the latter position lyingsubstantially'at. right angles with itsfirst'said position of non-use.

2. A book support comprising a relatively stationary supporting member, a book sup porting arm, means pivotally connecting the arm with said member, said means preventing movement of the arm in a direction along its' length, said member being provided with an arm guide substantially L-shaped slot slidably engageable with saidarm, said slot being constructed to positively guide the arm during a swinging movement thereof, first in one direction and then in asecond direction substantially at right angles with that aforesaid to permit movement'of the book froma position of non-use'to a position convenient for use, the bookin the latter-position lying substantially at right angles'with its firstsaid position of non-use,

3. A book support comprisinga relatively stationary supporting member, a book supporting arm extending downwardly from said member, a ball and socket joint connecting the arm at the upperend thereof with said member, said memberibeing provided with a I substantially L-shaped slot engageable with the portion ofthe arm intermediate its said ends'duri'ng swinging of'the arm from the said ball and socket'connection to guide'the arm to permit movement of the book'from a positionof non-,useto' a relatively raised po- 1 ter position'lying in a plane substantially atvright ngles with the plane of-said first position of'non-use, 1 V Y v '4. A book support comprising a 'relcative-y ly stationary supporting member, abook sup porting arm extending downwardly-from said member, a ball and socket joint'cohnect ingthe arm at the upper end thereof Withsaid member, said member being provided with a substantially L-shaped slotv engageable with the portion of the arm intermediate its said ends during swinging of the arm' from the said ball and socketconnection to guide the arm to permit movementofthe book from' a position of non-use to a relatively raised pothe combination with a telephonereceiving I platform, a brace for said platform, said brace having a slot therein, a binder for at telephone directory or the like, an arm se-Z cured to said binder and swivelled ;to said I brace so as to be movable insa'id slot successively intwo directions substantially at right angles to position the directory rearwardly or forwardly to a position the directory. 1

6. Ina device of the character described, a supporting member,a binder for a telephone directory or the like, a movable arm swivelled' convenient forjusing 1 at, one end to the supporting member and I having its opposite end secured to said bind er, said member having means engageable withan intermediate portion of said arm for controlling the direction in which said arm may be moved for positioning the directoryv selectively from a rearward position to a for ward position convenient for use. I

- 7. In a device of the character described, aL supporting member adapted to be secured to a wall" or the like, a binder fora telephone directory, amovable arm secured, at opposite ends to the binder and member respectively, said member being provided with a slot engageable withan intermediate portion of said arm for guiding the arm to move the Idirecs tory from a position fiat against the wall forwardly to a position convenient for use.

8. A book support comprising a supportally connectedto said member andmovable convenient for use.

9. A book support comprising a supporting 7 member provided with L-shaped slot, and a book supporting arm' pivotally supported use. v

uponsaid member and movable in and guided v by said slot for carrying the book from a position of non-use to a position convenientfor 10. "A book support comprising a supporting member provided with a slotof angular f 7 formation, a book supporting arm mo'vablein: '2

and guided by said slotfor carrying the book J a from a position of non-use'to a position'con veni'ent for use, and a ball and socketfjoint connecting the armto said supporting mem-' her for permitting the aforesaid movement of said arm in the slot. e V t In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

sition convenient for use, the book in the lat a ter position lying'in a plane substantially at i right angles with'the plane ofs'aid first position of non-use,-and means for retaining the 'book in its raised position including a dog upon said. arm engageable with the forward portions of said L shaped slot.

5 .In a device of the character described, 

